Fishing fly



,7 July 1 3 1926:

J. B. G. i-UCKMAN FLY FIS

Filed May 25 1921 UNITED sTA both bass and bream fis Pat ted July 13,1926. f i

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I My invention; relates to an artificial fly and particularly to a flyiuthat is. adapted for ng. The fly in questionbontemplates the utilization of a double hackle, with a bass hook carrying the upper hackle and a smaller bream hook which depends below the lower hackle and is disposed between feathers also projecting below the-hackles I have found by experience that the bream will strike the lower hook while the bass will generally strike-and be caught by the hook, but when striking short largeru r they caught by the lower hook.

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of a wrappin Ihis lower hackle 8 may be Y Myinventioncontemplates the provision of the-"two hackles preferably in difierent colors to p" nt a more attractive fly. The feathers wh ch preferably are dis osed on each side or the lower book can any desired color, corresponding witheither of the hackles, or differing from both. v

The details of construction of my invention and the manner of its use will be better understood byreference to the following. s ification and .to the accompanying rawings, which form a part thereof, and in whic Fig. 1 is a view of the complete fly.

Fig. 2 shows the fly withv the hackles re- Fig. ,3 is'an assembly detail: of the un-' dressed hooks loosely connected. I a

Fig. 4 is a detail of the bare books which are here shown as rigidly connected.

Similar reference numerals refer to similar parts throughout the drawings.

In the embodiment of my invention illustrated, I show an upper hook 1 having apoint 2 and an eyeor equivalent terminal 3. A lower smaller hook 4 has a loop of gut 5, connected to its shank by a wrapping 6 the gut being passed through the eye? of theupper hook and wrapped to the shank of hook I by a wrapping 9. The upper hackle or dressing 7 isinounted at the upper end of the shank of the book 1 by a wrapping 10 applied over the wrapping 9 and extends preferably to a ploint near the level of the tip 2 of the lioo 1. I also mount on the shank of the book 1 at a point within the upper hackle 7 a lower ha'ckle S'by'means like 10 applied over the wrapping 9.

given it will strike at Application filed an :5, 1m. Serial R0. aaeos.

of the same or of a difierent color from the hackle 7. Before the hackles are mounte I provide two feathers 11 and 12 disposed on'each side of the hook 4 and attached to the hook I by a wrapping 13 applied over the wrapping 9. It will be observed that the feathers and the lower end of the hook 4 project below the hackle 8, thus leaving the point of the lower hook dressed only by the two feathers.

In Fig. 4 I show a modified type of hook in which the smaller hook 4 is not connected loosely by the gut 5 to the main hook but has its shank welded or rigidly secured thereto at. 14. This the wrappings 13. and the two hackles pe of hook will have the wrapping 9 w1th the feathers applied by.

mounted by their respective wrappings 10.

described, its use in fishing is as follows.

When. the fly is cast and drops upon the surface of the waterilif thebass or trout strikes,

caught bythe large hook 1, whereas ifJ-the" bream strikes it will not as a general rule strike at the hackle but at the feathersrand" will be caught on the lower hook 4.

described the characteristics of :the

I; have bass and bream in strikin the hook in question because I am more amiliar with that fishing, but it is obviously to be understood upper hackle dressed hook and the lower Having assembled the fly in the manner e hackles and generally be that the arrangement shown providing the smaller feather dressed hook will combine I to produce a combination fly which is suited for a variety of fishing for which the present standarflies are not so suitable.

Though I have described with eat particularity the details of the embo iment of the invention herein shown, it is not to be construed that I am limited thereto, as

changes in arrangement and substitution of equivalents may be made by those skilled in the artwithout deEart-ingfrom the invention as defined int e a pended claims. Havin thus descri what I c aim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A fly comprising an upper hook with a hackle dressing, and a lower hook connected to the upper hook and provided with a feather,dressing.

2. A fly comprising an upper hook havmy invention,

and two feathers connected by a wrapping on the shank of the upper hook and serving as a dressing disposed on each side 10 of the lower hook. w

In testimony-whereof I afiix my signature.

Join; GORDON HICKMAN. 

